Cross Town Improvement Project Randy W. Butler Transportation Specialist US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Freight Management November 17, 2010

Contents Background Problem Statement Potential Cross Town Improvement Project (C-TIP) Interchanges Goal C-TIP Partners Components Operating Scenario Next Steps

Background Where did the C-TIP concept originate? Intermodal Freight Technology Working Group (IFTWG) Transportation User Group focused on improving productivity and public benefits through Technology Meets semiannually with the Intermodal Association of North America Introduces new projects Reviews ongoing projects providing user inputs

BackgroundBackground  Mean duration of the Deployment Test’s supply chain  Time = hours Manufacturer’s Factory Distribution Center Shipment is in movement Shipment awaiting physical state change, such as shipment consolidation Shipment awaiting information exchanges to take place 0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 % Target Of Opportunity Percent of 160 Hour Duration Data are based on preliminary qualitative findings collected during baseline activities along the target supply chain.

Background What is the Cross Town Improvement Project? Truck-borne “rubber tire” interchanges are used: When steel wheel rail-to-rail interchanges are not possible To save time (steel wheel rail-to-rail interchanges often take 2-3 days) When service criteria for cutoff connection not met When railroads have car shortages or don’t want to relinquish scarce assets Interchange of this traffic must occur, often in metropolitan areas Truck to rail (near ports) Rail to truck to rail (rail interchanges)

Problem Statement The inefficiency of cross-town rubber tire interchanges creates conditions that adversely impact: Congestion Efficiency of the transportation network Safety of the motoring public Environment of neighboring communities Energy consumption

Potential Cross Town Improvement Project (C-TIP) Interchanges Scalable and Transferable Rail-to-rail: cross-continental moves Port-to-rail: where on-dock rail facilities do not exist Port-to-truck: port to distribution centers Airport-to-truck: airport to distribution centers Red Dots identify locations for cross town opportunities

C-TIP Goal To develop and deploy an information sharing / transfer capability that enables the coordination of moves between parties to Maximize loaded moves and Minimize unproductive moves.

Competitiveness Improved Business Environment Greater Attractiveness Enhanced Quality of Life Public Private Partnerships – C-TIP Goal Goal: Trip Reduction Freight Carrier Benefits Improved Efficiency Higher Profitability Better Labor Conditions Less Traffic Volume Reduced Congestion Better Safety & Environment Public Benefits Lower Prices Better SC Performance Reduced Transport Costs SC Benefits

Public Private Partnerships Kansas City Pilot Key Players …..All modes are involved and engaged USDOT – FHWA: Facilitator and Convener Railroads – UP, BNSF, NS, & KCS Trucking Companies – Mid Cities, Greer, ITS & IXT State Governments – MoDOT & KDOT Metropolitan Planning Organizations – Mid America Regional Council Economic Development Groups – Kansas City SmartPort Traffic Management Organizations – KC Scout

C-TIP Components Intermodal Exchange (IMEX) Wireless Drayage Updating (WDU) Chassis Utilization Tracking (CUT) Real Time Traffic Monitoring (RTTM) Dynamic Route Guidance (DRG)

Operating Scenario The Scenario: Cross Town and Industry Containers identified and shared with IMEX WDU ! IMEX IMEX produces work orders for truck carriers to move containers Truck Carriers query and receive information either through dispatcher or Wireless Drayage component Deliver CT RR 2 Deliver CT RR 1 Deliver to Industry Pickup CT RR 1 Pickup CT RR 2 Pickup Industry RR 1 Real Time Traffic Real Time Traffic information made available through WDU to drayage operators Drayage Operator picks up container at RR1 to move to RR2 Drayage Operator begins trip to RR 2 to deliver container Drayage Operator picks up container at RR 2 to deliver to RR 1 Drayage Operator picks up container to be delivered to industry at RR 1 RR Containers Identified to move Industry Containers Identified to move Drayage Operator begins trip utilizing real time traffic information and Dynamic Routing.

Next Steps

Project Schedule Load Matching Optimization began on June 20 th, 2010 Installation and Training of Wireless Devices was held on October 12, 2010 C-TIP Test to run until April 21, 2011 Test Results available daily from Vantage Performance Monitoring Software Final Report on C-TIP Evaluation will be published July 2011

Where We Go from Here Conduct Kansas City Pilot Deployment Deploy system Conduct operational test & evaluation Conduct User Conferences Intermodal Freight Technology Working Group Kansas City Pilot Participates Explore applying the C-TIP concept in other environments Ports, Inland Ports, Airports Adapt concept of operations to local conditions Conduct additional pilot deployments

Questions Randy Butler, US DOT – FHWA Ron Schaefer, SAIC Paul Belella, Delcan ext 104 Roger Schiller, Cambridge Systematics Ed McQuillan, RMI nd.com